In these days of Facebook and email and Google+ and even MySpace (yup, it’s still out there) it’s hard to believe how important a mailing list was for a touring band 15 years ago. Every micro-tour required mailings. Every major gig or even minor shows a distance from our home turf was preceded by a trip to the post office. I don’t know if you can even affordably print postcards in NYC or Boston or… well anywhere anymore. I mean sure, there are always the online quick print places, but the shipping alone could cripple a start up band. I miss the old days of postcards and handwritten personal messages. Those were good times.